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Vehicles travel along Interstate 10 on Saturday morning past a shore tower built to support a damaged utility bridge. I-10 in Downtown El Paso had been closed after a fiery semitrailer crash damaged the bridge Thursday afternoon. MARK LAMBIE/EL PASO TIMES

The damaged utility bridge over Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso can be seen Saturday as vehicles travel along the highway. A shore tower was built to support the bridge, which was severely damaged after an 18-wheeler left the freeway and crashed into it, then burst into flames. MARK LAMBIE/EL PASO TIMES

Vehicles travel along Interstate 10 on Saturday morning past a shore tower built to support a damaged utility bridge. I-10 in Downtown El Paso had been closed after a fiery semitrailer crash damaged the bridge Thursday afternoon. MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES

Vehicles travel along Interstate 10 on Saturday morning past a shore tower built to support a damaged utility bridge that was severely damaged after an 18-wheeler left the freeway and crashed into it. MARK LAMBIE/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown utility overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work Friday morning to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged Thursday in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Crews work July 20, 2018, to repair a Downtown overpass that was damaged July 19, 2018, in a fiery semitrailer crash that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. RUBEN R. RAMIREZ/EL PASO TIMES FILE

Beams on an overpass bridge of Interstate 10 that were damaged in a fiery crash of a semitrailer have broken apart and landed on the highway, TxDOT officials said.

Texas Department of Transportation officials said crews working to fix the bridge used two cranes to support the damage beams and "as anticipated, (the) added pressure on concrete deck resulted in breaking when beams were lifted."

Multiple crews continue working on stabilizing utilities with service into downtown.Two cranes are supporting damaged beams. As anticipated, added pressure on concrete deck resulted in breaking when beams were lifted. Bridge was never in danger of collapsing. pic.twitter.com/w9sJqVNmL3

Also, debris appears to have fallen onto a side barricade on I-10 West, a photo from the traffic cameras show.

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A tractor-trailer smashed into the overpass on I-10 West between Stanton and Mesa. The accident has shut down all westbound lanes of the highway.(Photo: Rudy Guiterrez/El Paso Times)

The wreck occurred at about 1:34 p.m. Thursday when a semitruck driver lost control of his vehicle. It left the roadway, went up an embankment, crashed and caught fire, El Paso Police Department officials said.

The driver, who was reportedly distracted by attempting to reach something in the vehicle, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, police officials said.

TxDOT officials said Thursday that a segment of I-10 would be closed for at least 24 hours.

As of Friday morning, I-10 West traffic is being detoured off the highway at the Mesa Street exit and being allowed to get back on the highway at the Yandell Drive on-ramp.

The Copia, Piedras, and Cotton/Dallas on-ramps on I-10 West will remain closed, TxDOT officials said via Twitter.

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Firefighters cool the engine and fuel tanks on a tractor-trailer rig that caught fire Thursday afternoon after it climbed a steep embankment before coming to a rest atop a utility overpass over Interstate 10 West. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, said Fire Department public information officer Enrique Aguilar. The flatbed was hauling sand, a firefighter said. The crash occurred when the truck driver became distracted while possibly reaching for something, police spokesman Sgt. Robert Gomez said. The accident, which happened at 1:35 p.m., closed the highway in both directions and forced the evacuation of a nearby charter school over fears a gas line crossing over the utility bridge might rupture.(Photo: RUDY GUTIERREZ/EL PASO TIMES)

Traffic on I-10 East is being directed off the highway at the Downtown exit ramp and re-entering the highway at the Wyoming on-ramp, officials said.

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Firefighters cool the engine and fuel tanks on a tractor-trailer rig that caught fire Thursday afternoon after it climbed a steep embankment before coming to a rest atop a utility overpass over Interstate 10 West. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, said Fire Department public information officer Enrique Aguilar. The flatbed was hauling sand, a firefighter said. The crash occurred when the truck driver became distracted while possibly reaching for something, police spokesman Sgt. Robert Gomez said. The accident, which happened at 1:35 p.m., closed the highway in both directions and forced the evacuation of a nearby charter school over fears a gas line crossing over the utility bridge might rupture. RUDY GUTIERREZ/EL PASO TIMES

Two tractor-trailers are among the last vehicles to pass along Wyoming Ave. before it was closed for safety reasons following a tractor-trailer accident along adjacent I-10 West Thursday. Officials were concerned about a possible ruptured gas service line. RUDY GUTIERREZ / EL PASO TIMES

Traffic backs up along West Paisano Drive Thursday as drivers get around a closed I-10 West following a tractor-trailer rig accident at I-10 West near the Mesa St. overpass in downtown El Paso. RUDY GUTIERREZ / EL PASO TIMES

Firefighters keep cool the engine and fuel tanks on a tractor-trailer rig after it climbed a steep embankment before coming to rest atop a utility overpass over I-10 West Thursday afternoon. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, said fire public information officer Enrique Aguilar. The flatbed was hauling sand, a firefighter said. Cause of the one-vehicle accident is unknown. The accident which happened just before 1:30 p.m. closed all West bound lanes at Cotton and forced the evacuation of a nearby charter school for fear a gas line crossing over the utility bridge would rupture. RUDY GUTIERREZ / EL PASO TIMES